The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Child Benefit Disregard and Child Care Charges) Regulations 2009

Statutory Instruments

2009 No. 1848

Social Security

The Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit (Child Benefit Disregard and Child Care Charges) Regulations 2009

Made

9th July 2009

Laid before Parliament

15th July 2009

Coming into force

except for the purposes of regulation 3

5th August 2009

for the purposes of regulation 3

2nd November 2009

The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 123(1)(d) and (e), 136(3) and (5)(b), 137(1) and 175(1) of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1).

The Social Security Advisory Committee has agreed that the proposals in respect of these Regulations should not be referred to it(2).

In accordance with section 176(1) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the Secretary of State has consulted with organisations appearing to the Secretary of State to be representative of the authorities concerned.

(1)

1992 c.4; section 123(1)(e) was substituted by paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 9 to the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (c. 14) and section 175(1) was amended by paragraph 29(2) of Schedule 3 to the Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2). Section 137(1) is an interpretation provision and is cited for the meaning of the word “prescribed”.

(2)

See sections 170, 172(1) and 173(1)(b) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5).